Rhodesian Fairytales, Folktales and Fables

About: The folk tales from Rhodesia, or modern day Zimbabwe, explore the lives of the Tonga tribe who live on the banks of the Zambezi river in Africa. The Rhodesian fairy tales were passed down orally for generations, and are an important part of their tradition and culture. Rhodesian folk tales are descriptively rich and captivating. The folk tales are often karmic tales that explain the origin of things, be it mountains or rivers.

The Scottish poet, Andrew Lang, collected and published a few Rhodesian folk tales in his Rainbow Fairy books, which you can read here.

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